2 laps of the pattern at PSP

[Keith Smith]

This was my first flight in the T-6 Texan II. It was originally going to be kept offline for some DoD presentations but I opted to put it online for ease of accessibility:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi7rFFNNq28

[rgrazian]

Buck26 (T-6),

Glad to see your gear came down.

[Keith Smith]

yeah I'm still curious what that was about. I'm not sure if it's related to hydraulic pressure, but it definitely seemed like it only came down when I added some power. I'm going to try to replicate that another time.

[rgrazian]

It makes my heart skip a beat when I don't see three green quickly...

[Keith Smith]

I fly a retractable gear airplane, my days of being surprised by not seeing three down and green right away are well behind me

[rgrazian]

I did my HP/Complex training in a Saratoga and also fly my buddy's Lance II. In fact, he going to add me as a named pilot next month when his insurance renews. I also have access to a rental Arrow, but it's not HP. I'll be getting a lot more RG time once I finish my Instrument. I'm still new in RG planes but you have to start somewhere...

[Keith Smith]

The Dakota is a 'high performance' airplane and chugs along at 130-140kts while a Lancair 360 will do 200kts and is NOT high performance. The name is just a label, truly.

[rgrazian]

Oh, I know. I love the Arrow. It's a great little plane. I just used the Toga so I'd have both endorsements for the Lance. Your Lancair is a speedy little plane!

[Keith Smith]

Every plane has its mission, of course. The Lancair is great for speed, handling and economy. You pay for it with payload and 2 seats...but it's a trade that works for me.

When I was looking for an airplane, I reviewed my logbook and found that 90% of my flights were solo, 8-9% were with a single pax. Pretty telling numbers right there! Useless back seat, as it turns out

[Mark Hargrove]

This was my first flight in the T-6 Texan II.

Is this the stock T-6 Texan II that comes with XP10, or is it an add-on?

-M.